Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-01
COSTA RicA's CAPITAL.
The Streets, stores ana Churches Of
Quaint Old San jose,

| hho btFcctht HtOrch ana Churchen Oi
Quaint Old San jose,
The streets Of San Jose an wide
enough TO have impressed upon an on
torprising company the idea Of building
tramway through the city. Now ono
rarely secs carriages except tho modest
fly dashing onward to the station in tho
usual five minutes, which the reckless
Jchu allows himself and his passengers.
Ox-carts line the principal streets, tho
patient animals as much at home in the
metropolis before the palace of Gov
ernmcnt rs in the dustiest high road
tending potrerowards. 1t will bo n
rare moment when galy painted cars
lumber painfully through the streets,
stopping every now and again to mako
way for the ox-carts of tho grand
fathers. Every small girl who can beg
or borrow cinco will enjoy at least
one ride in the carriage of tho people,
and grimy little boys will hang on be-
hind needless of danger after the we'll
known fashion of all the other grimy
little boys in older centers. Another
enterprise which has already proved =
success is the public market. The stores
are very fair; goods in general not
much higher than in the States when
one takes into consideration the duties
and the difficulties of transportation.
Duties are usually levied according to
weight, consequently fine, soft silks
and nannels are proportionately cheap
er than heavy cloth. Hats are expen-
sive enough-fearful and wonderful
hats they are, too; made in France for
foreign markets and supposed to be al
together modelled after the bonnets
which set the fashions for the polite
world. Since this is the first genera
ton which has really taken to such
head coverings, it is safe to state that
women of fashion would hesitate \
long time before wearing the wonder
full combination imported into the
Twenty-Five or thirty dollars
for common straw gorgcously decor
ated with third-quality feathers, cot
velvet and cheap lace may
well cause one to respect the Presi-
dents wife, who wears only her abund-
ant hair upon her head and keeps of
the too fervid heat with a parasol.
That the natives of tropical regions
should have fancy for brilliant colors
is only natural; delicate tints appear
faded and washed out in the full light
Of the torrid sun, and nature herself,
artist that she is, makes
combinations which her vo-
tsries may be pardoned for attempting
to copy. 1t will require as many years
for the women of Costa Rica to be ed
lcated up to the standard of taste of |
their more fortunate sisters beyond the |
seas as for an amateur dabbler in coll
ors to equal Dame Nature when she
mixes her wonderful blues and greens
and makes the whole world a glorious
The Cathedral is a noble building
ronting the park. The floor is mosaic
md the walls, lofty columns, pews and
,ulpits are made of the valuable and
beautiful woods of the country.
Ii was in 1850 that Costa Rica was
erected into an independent diocese, it
having until that time formed part of
he bishopric of Nicaragua. The first
Bishop of Costa Rica was Anselmo
a man who lived only to the
lonor and advancement of his church.
The present Bishop is German by
'irth, still young and correspondingly
ealous.
The other two churches are Carmen
md Merced, plain white-washed build
ngs, severe on the outside, absolutely
within. The doors stand
'pen nearly all day and the repcntant
n grateful kneel on the brick floor
nd mutter their prayers at ell hours.
San Jose Cor. San Francisco Chroll-
Gle.